This species was incompletely known from the type gathering only which had no basal part. It is also distinguished from Erysimum longistylum Hook. f. & Thoms., an Erysimum Himalayan species, by its many branches from the base and narrower leaves. Erysimum macrospermum Cullen & Rech. f., from Afghanistan, is conspecific with it. The two have similar leaves, flowers and seeds, but differ in fruit length only, which is not a reliable taxonomic character.